The dial : a magazine for literature, philosophy, and religion

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Philosophy and religion; six lectures, delivered at Cambridge.

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The social philosophy and religion of Comte.

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The volitional element in knowledge and belief; and other essays in philosophy and religion,

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The social philosophy and religion of Comte /

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The Dial: a magazine for literature, philosophy, and religion.

A reissue of the quarterly journal published July 1840-Apr. 1844 in Boston and edited by M. Fuller, R. W. Emerson, G. Ripley.

Descartes on the human soul : philosophy and the demands of Christian doctrine

By the 17th century Catholic orthodoxy had defined a range of propositions concerning the human soul as revealed by God and verifiable by natural reason. The writings of Rene Descartes display a consistent adherence to these orthodox propositions. The conclusion presents him as ultimately unsuccesful in convincing his contemporaries that his philosophy provided the rational demonstration of the key soul doctrines and that he was worthy of the title "Christian philosopher"

Love, that indispensable supplement: Irigaray and Kant on love and respect

Is love essential to ethical life, or merely a supplement? In Kant's view, respect and love, as duties, are in tension with each other because love involves drawing closer and respect involves drawing away. By contrast, Irigaray says that love and respect do not conflict because love as passion must also involve distancing and we have a responsibility to love. I argue that love, understood as passion and based on respect, is essential to ethics